Although the wealthy are the focus of attention, they understand that even though families like the Wei and Li families are far less wealthy than them, their wealth can vanish in an instant with just a move from them. They also understand a principle: officials and businessmen are interdependent. Officials cannot do without businessmen, and businessmen cannot do without officials, but officials come before businessmen. That is to say, businessmen absolutely depend on officials, while officials, although they also depend on businessmen, do not absolutely. In the end, businessmen are just a bargaining chip for officials to achieve political achievements. Every emperor has his own set of officials, and everyone has their rise and fall.
Zhou Xuan's parents were just ordinary people, so their reaction was nowhere near as sensational as that of the Fu family. When the Fu family was recognized, the entire hall erupted into chaos, like a boiling cauldron.
Volume 1, Chapter 435: Are You Willing?
Chapter 435 Are you willing?
Huang Jie was stunned for a moment, but then he immediately realized that he was still a wedding emcee, so he quickly looked at the paper and read aloud: "Next, let me introduce the relatives and guests of both the bride and groom. The groom's in-laws, Mr. Li Lei and Mr. Li Yuanhu, the bride's godfather, Mr. Wei Haihe, and Mr. Wei Sanhuai, Mr. Wei Haifeng, and Mr. Wei Haihong. Let us welcome them with warm applause."
Huang Jie was sweating profusely as he read the names aloud. Fortunately, he didn't act arrogantly or show off like a big shot. The people who came were enough to make him tremble with fear just by hearing their names, let alone think about them in detail.
Huang Jie may have some doubts about Fu Tianlai's identity, but he is quite familiar with the names of the Wei and Li families. As a journalist, he has long dealt with domestic and international celebrities, and the Wei and Li families are all figures at the pinnacle of power. He is familiar with their names and their appearances. Although he has not seen them many times, he knows them.
And look at the people standing up in the front row now, it's definitely them.
No wonder Zhou Xuan had such a grand entourage; it turns out he had these people standing behind him. If the scene were any bigger, it wouldn't be surprising.
As soon as Huang Jie finished reading, enthusiastic applause rang out in the hall again. Many of the guests were amazed. Legendary figures like the old man and the old man Li were a rare sight, even in the news. Wherever they went, it was as if their ancestors had burned incense at their ancestral graves. From this, one could imagine how much face Zhou Xuan had at his wedding.
These two elderly people are figures that even those with money and power might not be able to invite. And Secretary Wei Haihe, General Wei Haifeng, and General Li Lei are top figures in the military, plus the Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee. It's hard to imagine such a scene when all these people are gathered together.
Normally, at some people's weddings or banquets, having a department-level or ministerial-level official in hand makes them very arrogant, as if they are the most powerful people in the world. But in today's scene, the department-level officials didn't dare to utter a sound. Apart from applause and smiles, they had no chance to speak or even say anything.
The one who stood out was Fu Yuanshan. Logically speaking, with his deputy director-level position, he was just a nobody here. However, he was Zhou Xuan's representative figure and the deputy commander of the wedding. He partnered with Li Lei, which made many people look at him with new eyes and think that they should try to get along with Fu Yuanshan in the future.
If you want to establish a relationship with someone in a higher position, you have to start by contacting people in the lower or middle levels. If you try to talk to someone in a higher position directly, they won't even listen to you and you'll only be making a fool of yourself.
After the applause subsided, Huang Jie became much more respectful and completely dropped his airs. He no longer dared to make wild guesses or assumptions about Zhou Xuan. It seemed that Zhou Xuan was not as he had imagined, not just a pure nouveau riche. His background was very impressive. If he were just a nouveau riche, how could the Wei and Li families treat such a nouveau riche family so well and responsibly?
After the noise and applause from the crowd completely subsided, a woman from Taichung stood up from her seat and asked, "I would like to ask, is the bride, Ms. Fu's, relative, Mr. Fu Tianlai, the Mr. Fu Tianlai of the New York Fu family, who is also the richest Chinese man in the country?"
After saying that, the woman added, "Hello, I'm a reporter from the Beijing Daily."
This is something that most people want to understand, but I didn't expect it to be asked by a reporter.
Fu Tianlai stood up and smiled, "Yes, I am Fu Tianlai from the Fu family in New York. Today is the auspicious day of my granddaughter Fu Ying and Zhou Xuan's wedding. I would also like to take this opportunity to announce to the domestic press that, in fact, I already announced this last year at my granddaughter Yingying's engagement banquet with Zhou Xuan. I announced that 70% of the shares in the Fu family had been transferred to Zhou Xuan's name. However, there was a restriction at the time: although these shares were transferred to Zhou Xuan's name, Zhou Xuan would only have a say after marrying Yingying. Today, I am announcing that from today onwards, Zhou Xuan is the owner of 70% of the shares in the Fu family."
"Whoosh..."
"oh……"
A gasp of astonishment erupted. Seventy percent of the wealth of the Fu family, a wealthy Chinese family—it was a staggering sum to even contemplate. Yet, Fu Tianlai had revealed that the owner of all seventy percent of the assets was none other than Zhou Xuan, his granddaughter's husband.
Although Fu Ying is the only granddaughter of the Fu family and the actual sole heir to the property, Fu Tianlai is still alive and in charge of the company. Meanwhile, Fu Ying's father, Fu Tianlai's son Fu Jue, is still in his prime. It's really strange that Fu Tianlai transferred almost all of his property to Zhou Xuan's name.
Even if a transfer were to be made, it should be Fu Ying's ownership, but it was transferred to Zhou Xuan's name, which is puzzling to outsiders. However, since the Fu family members have no objections, outsiders naturally don't know the inside story; they can only feel envy.
Envy Zhou Xuan's luck in marrying such a beautiful bride was already incredibly enviable, but what no one expected was that along with the beautiful bride came an enormous fortune.
Huang Jie was truly stunned. He had always thought Fu Ying was just a girl from a poor family, or perhaps an ordinary one, who married Zhou Xuan only because of his family's wealth and status. He never imagined that Fu Ying's wealth far exceeded Zhou Xuan's. It seemed he truly hadn't considered, hadn't grasped, and hadn't anticipated this.
In the eyes of Huang Jie and most people at this time, Zhou Xuan was a mystery, a mysterious figure. On the one hand, he had close ties with powerful families like the Wei and Li families, and on the other hand, the bride he married was so wealthy that she was a member of the world's richest family, far exceeding the average wealthy family.
The Fu family still has 30% of the shares. Fu Tianlai left 10% to his second daughter, Fu Zheng, who is also Li Junjie's mother. Fu Tianlai's eldest daughter also left 10%, but Fu Tianlai retracted his decision and temporarily controls 10% of the shares. The remaining 10% is in the hands of Fu Ying's father, Fu Jue. In fact, in the end, another 20% of the shares will fall into Fu Ying's hands. It makes no difference whether Fu Ying's shares fall into Zhou Xuan's hands or not.
At this point, the reporter asked again, "I would like to ask Mr. Fu, since you have transferred 70% of the Fu family's shares to Mr. Zhou Xuan, have you considered how Mr. Zhou will handle and utilize them in the future?"
Fu Tianlai smiled and said, "I'm getting old. From now on, the responsibility of the Fu family will fall on my granddaughter and grandson-in-law. How Zhou Xuan is dealt with is his business. I hope he can take on this responsibility as soon as possible. The sooner I can enjoy my retirement, the better. When I get old, I just want to stay at home quietly and relax, and help my granddaughter take care of the children, hehe."
Fu Tianlai's meaning was clear: the Fu family's assets had been transferred to Zhou Xuan, and how he disposed of them—whether by selling or giving them away—was entirely his business. Fu Tianlai would never interfere. This meant that he was completely entrusting the fate of the Fu family to Zhou Xuan. He would never do this if he didn't have absolute trust in him.
Those in the hall were even more astonished. As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart. In wealthy families, controlling their assets is the top priority and the most important thing. Unless all the family members are dead, why would they transfer the assets to outsiders? Even if they were to transfer them, shouldn't they all be transferred to Fu Ying's name?
Outsiders, of course, wouldn't understand Fu Tianlai and the Fu family's thoughts. Only their own family members knew how important Zhou Xuan was to them. Moreover, both Fu Tianlai and his son understood that Zhou Xuan would never covet their Fu family's assets. Even if the Fu family's shares were transferred to Zhou Xuan's name, Zhou Xuan wouldn't touch a single penny. They knew Zhou Xuan's character very well. He was extremely indifferent to money and valued his relationship with Yingying the most. If we're talking about money, Zhou Xuan himself would definitely surpass the Fu family's wealth at some point.
The Fu family understands this principle. What they want is to tie Zhou Xuan to their interests. If the Fu family is in trouble, how could Zhou Xuan stand idly by?
Given Zhou Xuan's abilities and current foundation, Zhou Xuan himself is his own property, which he can never exhaust in his lifetime. So why would he need to use Fu Ying's family's property?
Like most people, Huang Jie couldn't understand the reasoning behind this. All he felt was immense envy for Zhou Xuan. To achieve something like that in one's life was a dream come true, wasn't it?
Seeing Zhou Xuan leading Fu Ying slowly to the front of the stage, Huang Jie quickly composed himself, coughed lightly to clear his throat, and then said in a deep voice, "Today, on this auspicious day, with the family, friends, colleagues, leaders, and so many guests of this newlywed couple present, I would like to extend a warm welcome and express my heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the couple."
"The wedding ceremony now officially begins," Huang Jie announced to the solemn wedding march. "First, I have a serious and solemn question for the newlyweds. Please answer it. Groom, please step forward and place your right hand on your chest. Please listen carefully to my question."
Huang Jie watched as Zhou Xuan stepped forward, his face filled with excitement. He placed his right hand on his left chest and stared intently at him.
Huang Jie nodded, and then said, "Mr. Zhou Xuan, are you willing to marry Miss Fu Ying, to always respect, love, and protect her, to grow old together with her, and to spend your life with her?"
Zhou Xuan took a deep breath and answered, word by word, with conviction: "I—am—willing."
Anyone could see Zhou Xuan's sincerity and genuineness.
Huang Jie nodded, then turned his gaze to Fu Ying, who was as beautiful as a fairy, and asked, "Miss Fu Ying, would you please step forward as well?"
Fu Ying's face paled, but she still took a small step and walked to stand next to Zhou Xuan.
"Please listen to my question as well, Miss Fu Ying. Are you willing to marry Mr. Zhou Xuan, to love and respect him forever, in sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth, to stay together until the end, and to spend your life with him?"
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Time seemed to stand still.
At this moment, Fu Ying suddenly hesitated, and everyone below the stage, including Fu Ying's family, became anxious, wondering why Fu Ying had stopped at this time. Was she too excited?
Maybe so, because I used to dream about this day, but now that it's actually here, I might not be used to it.
Zhou Xuan turned his head and looked at Fu Ying's face, which was so pale it was almost transparent, and her eyebrows trembled slightly. Of course, Fu Ying's whole body was trembling.